The mine is located near the town of Cripple Creek, about 45 miles southwest of Colorado Springs. "Rather than closing down the mine completely, a decision was made to continue tours," the mine's ...

DENVER (AP) — A tour guide killed at a former Colorado gold mine last year fell out of a crowded elevator taking tourists below ground after apparently not latching its door closed, documents ...

Fatal Colorado Gold Mine Elevator Mishap. Story by Amir Daftari ... Cripple Creek, a small town of about 1,100 people, is located in the Rocky Mountains, southwest of Colorado Springs.

An incident at a former Colorado gold mine that killed a man and trapped a group of tourists for hours underground in 2024 was caused by "operator error," authorities said. Investigators ...

Cripple Creek is a town of about 1,100 in the Rocky Mountains southwest of Colorado Springs. The mine opened in the 1800s and closed in 1961, but still operates tours.

The gold mine located in Cripple Creek, about 20 miles southwest of Colorado Springs, closed operations in the 1960s but remains open as a tourist attraction. Filed under coal mines ...

The mine will be closed until further notice, they said.The mine is in Cripple Creek, a town of about 1,100 people southwest of Colorado Springs.It opened in the 1800s and closed in 1961, but ...

It was descending into the mine in the mountains near Colorado Springs when, at around 500 feet (152 meters) down, the person operating the elevator from the surface “felt something strange ...

Cripple Creek, a small town of about 1,100 people, is located in the Rocky Mountains, southwest of Colorado Springs. The Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine opened in the late 1800s and operated until 1961 ...

A police officer moves a barrier for an emergency vehicle, Oct. 9, 2024, at Mollie Kathleen Gold Mine in Cripple Creek, Colo.. Credit: AP/Arthur H. Trickett-Wile ...

The mine will be closed until further notice, they said.The mine is in Cripple Creek, a town of about 1,100 people southwest of Colorado Springs.It opened in the 1800s and closed in 1961, but ...